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5:57 - O ye who believe! take not for friends and protectors those who take your religion for a
mockery or sport whether among those who received the Scripture before you or among those
who reject faith; but fear ye Allah if ye have Faith (indeed). 768
768 It is not right that we should be in intimate association with those to whom religion is either a subject of mockery or at
best is nothing but a plaything. They may be amused, or they may have other motives for encouraging you. But your
association with them will sap the earnestness of your Faith, and make you cynical and insincere. (5.57)
7:3 - Follow (O men!) the revelation given unto you from your Lord and follow not as friends or
protectors other than Him. Little it is ye remember of admonition. 991
991 This is added in order that men might not be puffed up with such little knowledge as they possessed, for there are
great heights to be scaled in the spiritual kingdom. (7.3)
10:62 - Behold! verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear nor shall they grieve; 1451
1451 Allah's all-embracing knowledge and constant watchful care over all His creatures, may be a source of fear to sinners,
but there is no fear for those whom He honours with His love and friendship,-neither in this world nor in the world to
come. (10.62)
58:14 - Turnest thou not thy attention to those who turn (in friendship) to such as have the Wrath of
Allah upon them? They are neither of you nor of them and they swear to falsehood knowingly.
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5354 This refers to the Hypocrites of Madinah who pretended to be in Islam but intrigued with the Jews. See references as
given in n. 5342 above. (58.14)
5355 By this time the Jews of Madinah and the Jewish tribes around had become actively hostile to Islam, and were being
sharply called to account for their treachery. (58.14)
5356 They knew that as Muslims their duty was to refrain from the intrigues of the enemies of Islam and to assist Islam
against them. (58.14)
60:1 - O ye who believe! take not My enemies and yours as friends (or protectors) offering them
(your) love even though they have rejected the Truth that has come to you and have (on the
contrary) driven out the Prophet and yourselves (from your homes) (simply) because ye
believe in Allah your Lord! If ye have come out to strive in My Way and to seek My Good
Pleasure (take them not as friends) holding secret converse of love (and friendship) with them:
for I know full well all that ye conceal and all that ye reveal. And any of you that does this has
strayed from the Straight Path. 54095410
5409 The immediate occasion for this was a secret letter sent by one Hatib, a Muhajir, from Madinah, to the Pagans at
Makkah, in most friendly terms, seeking for their protection on behalf of his children and relatives left behind in
Makkah. The letter was intercepted, and he confessed the truth. He was forgiven as he told the truth and his motive
did not appear to be heinous, but this instruction was given for future guidance. This was shortly before the conquest
of Makkah, but the principle is of universal application. You cannot be on terms of secret intimacy with the enemies of
your Faith and people, who are persecuting your Faith and seeking to destroy your Faith and you. You may not do so
even for the sake of your relatives as it compromises the life and existence of your whole community. (60.1)
5410 Such was the position of the Muslim community in Madinah after the Hijrat and before the conquest of Makkah. (60.1)
60:13 - O ye who believe! turn not (for friendship) to people on whom is the Wrath of Allah. Of the
Hereafter they are already in despair just as the Unbelievers are in despair about those
(buried) in graves. 54295430
5429 So we come back to the theme with which we started in this Sura: that we should not turn for friendship and intimacy
to those who break Allah's Law and are outlaws in Allah's Kingdom. The various phrases of this question, and the
legitimate qualifications, have already been mentioned, and the argument is here rounded off. Cf. also lviii. 14. (60.13)
5430 The Unbelievers, who do not believe in a Future Life, can therefore have no hope beyond this life. Miserable indeed is
this life to them; for the ills of this life are real to them, and they can have no hope of redress. But such is also the
state of others-People of the Book or not-who wallow in sin and incur the divine Wrath. Even if they believe in a Future
Life, it can only be to them a life of horror, punishment, and despair. For those of Faith the prospect is different. They
may suffer in this life, but this life to them is only a fleeting shadow that will soon pass away. The Reality is beyond;
there will be full redress in the Beyond, and Achievement and Felicity such as they can scarcely conceive of in the
terms of this life. (60.13)
70:10 - And no friend will ask after a friend 5683
5683 The world as we know it win have so completely passed away that the landmarks in the heavens and on earth will
also have vanished. Not only that, but the human relationships of mind and heart will have been transformed by sin
into something ugly and dreadful. The sinners will be so overcome with terror at the realisation of their personal
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